farewell mop

skirt: J Crew clearance

top: H&M

tights: Anthro clearance

heels: Target

necklace: [un]possible cuts

This was taken last week, before I got a long overdue haircut. It had been 7 months and my hair had definitely gone into mop territory. It looks much more tidy and neat now but as always there is a part of me that misses the overgrown, tangled mess it had become. 

  

rainy days and ombre nails

jacket: Nordstrom Rack

dress: H&M clearance\

tights: H&M

shoes: Target

belt: Kohl's sale

necklace: gift

ombre nails: The Beauty Department tutorial 

As you can see in the last picture I was expecting to get rained on any minute. This was last week on a grey, overcast day. I decided to brighten my day with lots of pattern mixing. If you've read my blog for any length of time you know that I am of the mindset...the more patterns the better. Maybe I don't match. Perhaps I look like I got dressed in the dark. That's okay by me :)

How fun are my ombre nails? It was a first attempt and turned out really well. I've gotten a ton of compliments. I made a mess and probably ruined a concealer brush so I'd recommend actually buying a paintbrush from Michael's not using a makeup brush. 

everything is better on vacation

skirt: Anthro clearance

peplum blazer: Anthro clearance

polka dot top: Old Navy

heels: Target

giraffe necklace: [un]possible cuts 

 sunglasses: Target

Summer school ended yesterday and I am officially on summer vacation. And how do I kick off my first morning of vacation you ask? By completing an online food handler certification and watching an episode of glee. But it's okay because no matter how mundane your day, life is just better on vacation. 

I bought this lovely lace skirt and peplum blazer with the last of my birthday money. Lace and peplum are favorites of mine so they had to be paired together. I love these bright, happy colors...these shoes however are gonna have to go. As far as Target shoes go, they are the exception...super uncomfortable. So cute, but painful after 5 minutes. How I wore them for even a half day of teaching is beyond me. I will rave about how comfortable Target shoes are to anyone I meet, so I am so disappointed that these never broke in :(

summer continues

 skirt: Anthro clearance

tshirt: GAP sale

heels: Target

doe necklace: [un]possible cuts

sunglasses: Target

Summer life has been nice. Busy, but busy with fun stuff. Dancing, weekend trips, movies, dinner with friends. I have heard other teachers commenting on summer winding down or counting down (with dread) the weeks until school starts back up. I am not winding my break down yet. It is not yet time to start easing back into another school year: writing plans, hanging bulletin boards, hitting Lakeshore for supplies. Oh no. Not yet. It is still summer. I'm going to wear my summer clothes, enjoy life and am quite content to have absolutely no idea what day school starts. That is a detail that can be put off until another day.

surprisingly versatile

dress: vintage caftan (??)

top: Francesca's Collection

skirt: resale

tights:Hue sale

heels: Target

necklace: Sway

belt: Target

This is an outfit that just came together through trial and error. It started with the tights and I love how it turned out. As you can see the caftan thing (no idea what this article of clothing is) catches every breeze and floats behind me.I am surprised at how versatile it has turned out to be. Click "caftan" below to see.

I am spending my Sunday hiding inside from Bay to Breakers shenanigans. I went to Bay to Breakers two years ago and wild doesn't come close to expressing the craziness that ensued in the streets of San Francisco. It's actually a 7 mile run from the bay, across the city to the Pacific. That starts at 7am. But many, many people show up around 8 am and walk the 7 miles in themed, group costumes. They walk and binge drink the day away. The streets along the route are teeming with half naked, throngs of drunken, lewd humanity. I am not feeling in that sort of a mood today, so inside I stay. Even though my street is at least 5 or 6 blocks from the route I have been listening to groups of people yelling and carrying on all morning long.

twist and clip

dress: H&M

tights: Forever XXI

belts and heels: Target

black necklace: H&M

doe necklace: Unpossible Cuts

I'm back!

I spent the better part of the morning on pinterest and got all sorts of lost in it's lovely time-suckage. I tried this vintage inspired  'do last weekend when I didn't feel like washing my hair (shhhhhh) and it was surprisingly easy. I didn't even study youtube tutorials or anything. Some dry shampoo, twisting, and clipping was all it took. 

This polka dot dress has gotten alot of mileage. If you click dot dress below, you can see the many many ways I have worn it.